PREDICTORS OF VAGINAL DELIVERY FOLLOWING BALLOON CATHETER FOR LABOR INDUCTION IN WOMEN WITH ONE PREVIOUS CESAREAN

Predictors of vaginal delivery following balloon catheter for labor induction in women with one previous cesarean

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to estimate predictors for vaginal birth following balloon catheter induction of labor (IOL) in women with one previous cesarean section (CS) and an unfavorable cervix.Methods This 4-year retrospective cohort study was conducted in Longhua District Central Hospital in Shenzhen China, between January 201

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Innumeracy and incentives

The Ratio-Bias phenomenon, observed by psychologist Seymour Epstein and colleagues, is a systematic manifestation of irrationality.When offered a choice between two lotteries, individuals consistently choose the lottery with the greater number of potential successes, even when it offers a smaller probability of success.In the current study, we cond

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Identifying Where REDD+ Financially Out-Competes Oil Palm in Floodplain Landscapes Using a Fine-Scale Approach.

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to avoid forest conversion to alternative land-uses through financial incentives.Oil-palm has high opportunity costs, which according to current literature questions the financial competitiveness of REDD+ in tropical lowlands.To understand this more, we undertook regional fin

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Chernivtsi and Suceava Deaneries of the Greek Catholic Church During the Pastoral Activities of Bishop H.Khomyshyn

The article is devoted to the activity of the outstanding religious-church and public-political figure of Stanyslaviv Bishop Blessed Martyr Hryhorii Khomyshyn in Bukovyna.The influence of the Bishop on the state of affairs in the Vinyl 12" 45 Bukovynian parishes of the Greek Catholic Church, their interrelations during the entrance of the region to

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